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Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$171,270
Employment, U.S.220,260
Median hourly wage$82.34
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$120,810$139,360$171,270$212,500$262,760
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,790$162,3501.27
Alaska900$164,2601.95
Arizona4,680$167,4801.02
Arkansas1,220$140,6000.66
California29,630$210,2801.15
Colorado4,900$183,8101.20
Connecticut4,970$175,4902.07
Delaware560$181,1900.81
District of Columbia1,290$185,2201.30
Florida8,710$170,7400.62
Georgia3,590$161,4700.52
Hawaii1,220$151,6701.37
Idaho850$162,9700.70
Illinois8,900$163,6101.03
Indiana4,610$155,8101.02
Iowa1,520$147,3200.69
Kansas2,010$160,1500.99
Kentucky1,800$147,6800.63
Louisiana1,840$162,8500.67
Maine820$145,7200.90
Maryland5,240$172,6701.34
Massachusetts7,690$201,4301.49
Michigan14,820$166,9302.38
Minnesota4,580$172,1301.10
Mississippi860$142,7900.52
Missouri2,250$157,8000.54
Montana560$146,0300.78
Nebraska1,510$141,0201.04
Nevada780$161,5600.36
New Hampshire2,160$172,2402.24
New Jersey4,540$180,6400.75
New Mexico2,270$215,1201.84
New York8,250$175,7100.60
North Carolina6,960$167,8400.99
North Dakota270$147,4000.44
Ohio9,690$166,8701.23
Oklahoma2,070$157,3300.85
Oregon$177,190
Pennsylvania9,640$164,6901.12
Rhode Island370$175,9100.53
South Carolina3,200$169,0400.98
South Dakota310$164,3300.48
Tennessee3,600$161,4300.77
Texas19,030$171,3700.95
Utah2,290$161,1200.93
Vermont350$157,7100.81
Virginia4,390$176,1600.75
Washington6,060$189,6801.21
West Virginia420$149,4300.42
Wisconsin4,550$142,0601.09
Wyoming$163,560

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Wind Energy Development Managers40.973
2Industrial Engineers40.972
3Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers40.970
4Solar Energy Systems Engineers40.969
5Civil Engineers40.967
6Transportation Engineers40.967
7Wind Energy Engineers40.966
8Electrical Engineers40.966
9Water/Wastewater Engineers40.966
10Construction Managers40.966

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Architectural and Engineering Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Solar Energy Systems EngineersScience1.130.969
Transportation EngineersOperations Analysis1.630.967
Architects, Except Landscape and NavalOperations Analysis2.370.964
Petroleum EngineersScience1.250.963
Landscape ArchitectsOperations Analysis1.500.957
Industrial EcologistsScience1.370.943
Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsOperations Monitoring0.880.943

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Architectural and Engineering Managers, excluding software Architectural and Engineering Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Finite element method FEM software5 of 2021.0x
Oracle Primavera Systems5 of 2017.8x
Bentley InRoads Suite3 of 2046.2x
Microsoft Visual Studio6 of 206.0x
Computer numerical control CNC software3 of 2034.6x
SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools3 of 2034.6x
HEC-HMS3 of 2027.7x
Rockwell Automation Arena3 of 2027.7x
Geographic information system GIS systems6 of 204.6x
Autodesk Land Desktop3 of 2019.8x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 4.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.25
WritingEssential skill 4.00 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.88 4.25
MathematicsEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 3.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 4.12
MonitoringEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.25 3.88
InstructingTransferable skill 3.25 3.75
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.25 3.12
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.12 3.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.62
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 3.25
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
ScienceEssential skill 2.62 2.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.50 2.62
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.38 2.25
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.75
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.50 1.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Design 4.32 5.45
Engineering and Technology 4.29 5.35
Mathematics 3.92 4.91
Administration and Management 3.89 4.46
English Language 3.87 4.33
Customer and Personal Service 3.82 5.21
Mechanical 3.66 3.93
Computers and Electronics 3.38 4.48
Production and Processing 3.21 4.13
Physics 3.18 3.89
Administrative 3.16 4.22
Public Safety and Security 3.06 3.43
Building and Construction 3.02 3.59
Law and Government 2.94 3.36
Economics and Accounting 2.85 2.92
Sales and Marketing 2.82 3.08
Personnel and Human Resources 2.77 3.78
Transportation 2.53 2.59
Education and Training 2.40 3.54
Chemistry 2.39 2.92
Telecommunications 2.39 2.28
Communications and Media 2.36 2.45
Geography 2.27 3.08
Psychology 1.86 1.93
Fine Arts 1.85not rated
Foreign Language 1.68 1.17
Sociology and Anthropology 1.66 1.45
Philosophy and Theology 1.61 1.39
Biology 1.58 1.46
History and Archeology 1.57 1.13
Medicine and Dentistry 1.52 1.06
Therapy and Counseling 1.30not rated
Food Production 1.03not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Comprehension 4.25 4.75
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.75
Oral Expression 4.12 4.75
Speech Clarity 4.00 4.00
Written Expression 3.88 4.62
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.25
Inductive Reasoning 3.88 4.25
Mathematical Reasoning 3.88 4.12
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.12
Visualization 3.75 4.25
Fluency of Ideas 3.75 4.12
Near Vision 3.75 4.00
Information Ordering 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.88
Originality 3.62 4.00
Number Facility 3.38 4.00
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.88
Far Vision 3.25 3.62
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.50
Selective Attention 3.12 3.25
Visual Color Discrimination 3.00 3.12
Perceptual Speed 2.88 3.00
Speed of Closure 2.88 3.00
Memorization 2.75 2.88
Time Sharing 2.50 2.62
Finger Dexterity 2.12 2.25
Depth Perception 2.00 2.12
Auditory Attention 2.00 2.00
Control Precision 2.00 2.00
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.75
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.62
Multilimb Coordination 1.62 0.75
Trunk Strength 1.50 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.38 0.50
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Extensible markup language XML hot
  • Git hot
  • GitHub hot
  • Go hot
  • IBM SPSS Statistics hot
  • JavaScript hot
  • JavaScript Object Notation JSON hot
  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper hot
  • Linux hot
  • Microsoft Access hot
  • Microsoft Azure software hot
  • Microsoft Outlook hot
  • Microsoft Project hot
  • Microsoft SQL Server hot
  • Microsoft Visio hot
  • Microsoft Visual Basic hot
  • Microsoft Word hot
  • MongoDB hot
  • MySQL hot
  • NoSQL hot
  • Node.js hot
  • Oracle Java hot
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
  • PHP hot
  • Perl hot
  • PostgreSQL hot
  • Puppet hot
  • Python hot
  • R hot
  • React hot
  • Ruby hot
  • SAP software hot
  • Scala hot
  • Shell script hot
  • Splunk Enterprise hot
  • Structured query language SQL hot
  • Swift hot
  • Teradata Database hot
  • The MathWorks MATLAB hot
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro hot
  • UNIX hot
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
  • Adobe LifeCycle ES
  • Agile Product Lifecyle Management PLM
  • Apache Groovy
  • Apache Pig
  • Apache Solr
  • Aptean Made2Manage
  • Autodesk VIZ
  • Backbone.js
  • Cisco IOS
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Customer information control system CICS
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Delcam PowerMILL
  • Drawing and drafting software
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Geometric CAMWorks
  • HEC-1
  • HEC-RAS
  • Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
  • Hewlett-Packard HP SolidDesigner
  • IBM Notes
  • LAMP Stack
  • LSA Visual Easy Lean
  • Maintenance scheduling software
  • MicroStrategy
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Minitab
  • Nagios
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Objective C
  • Open Mind hyperMILL
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Oracle Solaris
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Perforce Helix software
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • RTA Fleet Management
  • Realization Streamliner
  • Relational database management software
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Scheduling software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • The Gordian Group PROGEN Online
  • Ubuntu
  • Verilog
  • Virtual private networking VPN software
  • Water surface pressure gradient WSPG software
  • Web browser software
  • Wireshark
  • Workflow software

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Columbus, IN3104.44$180,830
Huntsville, AL1,6304.33$168,380
Manchester-Nashua, NH9703.44$212,050
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI9,2603.43$168,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,1303.19$234,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL1,1003.17$175,490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT2,5302.98$174,440
Niles, MI2402.79$146,850
Dubuque, IA2302.76$149,300
Boulder, CO6802.49$203,420

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